Kathy Bates

Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an Academy Award winning American theatrical, film and television actress, and a television director.

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June 28 - 1948 - Memphis, Tennessee - Academy Award - American - Theatrical - Film - Television - Actress - Television director

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Bates graduated from White Station High School in Memphis. She attended the Southern Methodist University, majoring in theatre, and graduated in 1969. She did her first ever nude scene at the age of 43 in At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991). She undressed again for a jacuzzi scene in About Schmidt (2002).

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White Station High School - Southern Methodist University - 1969 - Nude scene - Jacuzzi - About Schmidt

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Kathy Bates has been nominated three times for an Academy Award. She was nominated for Best supporting actress in 1998 for Primary Colors and again in 2002 for About Schmidt. In 1990 she received the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Misery, as the insane Annie Wilkes, an obsessed fan holding her favorite author captive. She is also the secretary of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governers. Her nickname is Bobo. She was recently nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her performance in Warm Springs.

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Academy Award - Best supporting actress - Primary Colors - About Schmidt - Academy Award for Best Actress - Misery - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Nickname - Emmy Award - Warm Springs

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